ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
This is a drawing of architectural columns and structures. The drawing depicts grand architectural elements such as large columns with intricate capitals that suggest Corinthian or Ionic styles. These columns are part of a rotunda or an open hall with a high, curved ceiling. The lines are light and delicate, indicating it might be an initial concept or draft. The background shows some indication of walls and stairs. The paper has a worn appearance with scattered smudges and marks throughout.
Read the visual description

This is a drawing of architectural columns and structures. The drawing depicts grand architectural elements such as large columns with intricate capitals that suggest Corinthian or Ionic styles. These columns are part of a rotunda or an open hall with a high, curved ceiling. The lines are light and delicate, indicating it might be an initial concept or draft. The background shows some indication of walls and stairs. The paper has a worn appearance with scattered smudges and marks throughout.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Architectural Fantasy on a Round Temple Enclosed with an Ambulatory (verso)

Pietro Gonzaga

Date
c. 1792
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 38.1 × 47.2 cm (15 × 18 9/16 in.) mount: 51.6 × 59 cm (20 5/16 × 23 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2014.54.1.b
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • Temple
Provenance

Unidentified collector, AR (Lugt 3323); (Unidentified London dealer, c. 1975); private collection, c. 1975; (David and Rachel Blissett, Hampshire, as by Paolo Landriani); purchased 2014 by NGA.

NGA object ID 165973. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.